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31 Checkpoint Code Beep Code 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h 1-2 99h 9Ah Description Initialize hard-disk controller. If the CMOS RAM is valid and intact, and fixed disks are defined, call the fixed disk init routine to intialize the fixed disk system and take over the appropriate interrupt vectors. Configure the local bus IDE timing register based on the drives attached to it. Jump to UserPatch2. Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards. 1. Check CMOS for CD-ROM drive present 2. Activate the drive by checking for media present 3. Check sector 11h (17) for Boot Record Vol- ume Descriptor 4. Check the boot catalog for validity 5. Pick a boot entry 6. Create a Specification Packet Reset segment-register addressibility from 4GB to normal 64K by generating a Shutdown 8. Create pointer to MP table in Extended BDA. Search for option ROMs. ROM scan the area from C800h for a length of BCP_ROM_Scan_Size (or to E000h by default) on every 2K boundry, looking for add on cards that need initialization. Check support status for Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology (disk-failure warning). Shadow miscellaneous ROMs if specified by Setup and CMOS is valid and the previous boot was OK.

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31
90h
Initialize hard-disk controller. If the CMOS
RAM is valid and intact, and fixed disks are
defined, call the fixed disk init routine to
intialize the fixed disk system and take over
the appropriate interrupt vectors.
91h
Configure the local bus IDE timing register
based on the drives attached to it.
92h
Jump to UserPatch2.
93h
Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards.
95h
1. Check CMOS for CD-ROM drive present
2. Activate the drive by checking for media
present
3. Check sector 11h (17) for Boot Record Vol-
ume Descriptor
4. Check the boot catalog for validity
5. Pick a boot entry
6. Create a Specification Packet
96h
Reset segment-register addressibility from
4GB to normal 64K by generating a Shut-
down 8.
97h
Create pointer to MP table in Extended
BDA.
98h
1-2
Search for option ROMs. ROM scan the area
from C800h for a length of
BCP_ROM_Scan_Size (or to E000h by
default) on every 2K boundry, looking for
add on cards that need initialization.
99h
Check support status for Self-Monitoring
Analysis Reporting Technology (disk-failure
warning).
9Ah
Shadow miscellaneous ROMs if specified by
Setup and CMOS is valid and the previous
boot was OK.
Checkpoint
Code
Beep Code
Description